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WM a ̂ 3Y CHARLEo CLARK MUM $QPYfiJGHTt J'906, er.LOTHROP, LEE OHEPARD CO. ****** i^rr^ •^*^yiMV^v,tjVvvv\/v\fy\n/v/vvvVV^i*i*' slat tliac you at least par as a rislt soon. Here is your bank book," he added, presenting it. "You are rich now, or at least need never want, for which we are all grateful. And what about Ray?" he added, pausing to watch her, "What shall I say to him? Shall I tell him to come and see you?" Chip shook her head firmly. "No, no," she answered, "please don't do that Some day I may feel different, bat not now.** 8YN0PSIS. Chip McGuire, a 16-year-old girl living at Tim's place in the Maine woods is sold by her father to Pete Bolduc, a half-breed. She runs away and reaches the camp of Martin Frisbie, occupied by Mardra, his wife, nephew, Raymond Stet- •an, and guides. She tells her story and is cared for by Mrs. Frisbie. Journey of Frisbie's party into woods to visit father of Mrs. Frisbie, an old hermit, who has resided in the wilderness for many years. "When camp is broken Chip and Ray oc­ cupy same canoe. The party reach camp of Mrs. Frisbie's father and are wel­ comed by him and Cy Walker, an old friend and former townsman of the her­ mit. They settle down for summer's •tay. Chip and Ray are in love, but no one realizes this but Cy Walker. Strange canoe marks found on lake shore in front ef their cabin. Strange smoke is seen across t! lake. Martin and Levi leave Sor settlement to get officers to arrest McGUire, who is known as outlaw and •escaped murderer. Chip's one wood® friend, Tomah, an Indian, visits camp. Ray believes he sees a bear on the ridge. Chip is stolen by Pete Bolduc who es­ capes with her in a canoe. Chip is res­ cued by Martin and Levi as they are re­ turning from the settlement. Bolduc es­ capes. Old Cy proposes to Ray that he remain in the woods with himself and Amzl and trap during the winter, and he concludes to do so. Others of the party return to- Greenvale, taking Chip with them. Chip starts to school in Greenvale, and finds life unpleasant at Aunt Com­ fort's, made so especially by Hannah. Old Cy and Ray discover strange tracks In the wilderness. They penetrate fur­ ther into the wilderness and discover the hiding place of the man who had been sneaking about their cabin. They investi­ gate the cave home of McGuire during his absence. Bolduc finds McGuire and the two flght to the death, finding a watery grave together, Ray returns to Greenvale and finds Chip waiting for him. Ray wants Chip to return to the woods with them, but she, feeling that the old comradeship with Ray has been broken refuses. When they part, how­ ever, it is as lovers. Chip runs away from Aunt Comfort's and finds another home with Judson Walker. She gives her name as Vera Raymond. Aunt Abby, Aunt Mandy Walker's sister, visits them, and takes Chip home with her to Christ- anas Cove. Chip goes to school at Christ­ inas Cove. She tells Aunt Abby the atory of her life. Aunt Abby tells her of their family, and she discovers that Cy Walker is a long-lost brother of Judson Walker, but fear of betraying her hiding place prevents her telling of Cy. Old Cy Investigates McGuire's cave in the wilder­ ness and finds a fortune that belongs to Chip. Old Cy returns to the wilderness camp with the news that Chip had dis­ appeared and proposes to start out to find her. He turns over to Martin a bank "book showing a deposit of $60,000 in Chip's name. Chip returns to the home of Jud- aon Walker at Peaceful Valley for a summer vacation. % CHAPTER XXVI1--(Continued). Martin had expected this news to be overpowering, and a "Good God!" from Uncle Jud, and a gasping "Land sakes!" from Aunt^Mandy proved that it was. \ Chip's face, however, was a study. First she grew pale, then flashed m scared glance from one to another of the three who watched her, and then almost did her shame and hatred of this vile parent find expression. Tm glad he--no, I won't say so, for fee was my father," she exclaimed; •"but I want Old Cy to have some of the money, and Uncle Jud here, and you folks, all. I was a pauper long -enough," and then, true to her instinct •ot how to escape from trouble, she ran out of the room. "She's a curis gal," asserted Uncle Jud, looking after her as if feeling that she needed explanation, "the most •curls gal I ever saw. But we can't let her go, money or no money, Mr. Frisbie. I found her one night upon top o' Bangali hill. She was so starved an' beat out from trampin' she couldn't tiardly crawl up on to the wagon, 'n' yet she said she wouldn't be helped *thout she could arn it. I think she's like folks we read about, who starve ruther'n beg. But she kin have all we've got some day. an' we jest can't let ner go." And Martin, realizing Its futility, made no further protest. Something of chagrin also came to bim, for, broad-minded as he was, he realized how partial neglect, the nar­ row religious prejudice of Greenvale, and unwise notice of her childish ideas about spites and Old Tomah's supersti­ tions had all conspired to drive her away. She was honest and self-re­ specting, "true blue," as Old Cy had said, grateful as a fawning dog for all that had been done for her* and in spite of her origin, a circumstance that carried no weight with Martin, she was one, he believed, who would develop into splendid womanhood. That she was well on her way toward that goal, her improved speech and de­ votion to these new friends gave am­ ple evidence. And now Ray's position in this com­ plex situation occurred to Martin; for this young man's interest in Chip and almost heart-broken grief over her dis­ appearance had long since betrayed bis attachment. "I suppose you may have guessed that there was a love affair mixed up with this episode," he said to the two somewhat dazed people. "I callated thar was, that fust night," Uncle Jud responded, his eyes twin­ kling again, "an' told Mandy so. 'Twas that more'n anything else kept us from quizzin* the gal. I knowed by her face she had heart trouble, 'n' I've seen the cause on't." "You have," exclaimed Martin, astonished in turn, "for heaven's sake, where?" "Oh, down to the Corners, 'most a year ago, 'n' a likely boy he was, too." "And never told her?" "No, why should 1, thinkln' she'd ran away from him. We didn't want to spile her plans. We found out, though, her name was McGuire, but never let on till she told us a spell ago." And then Uncle Jud told the story of Ray's arrival in Riggsville in search of Chip. "That fellow is my nephew, Ray­ mond Stetson," rejoined Martin with pride, "he also is an orphan, and I have adopted him. Chip has no cause to be ashamed of his attachment." "I don't callate she is," replied Uncle Jud. " Tain't that that jineral- ly makes a gal kick over the traces. Mebbe 'twas suthin some o' you folks said." And then a new light came to Martin. "Mr. Walker," he answered impres­ sively ; "in every village there is al­ ways • ineddleaeme old maid who ta» variably says things she'd better not, and ours is no exception. In this case it was a dependent of our family who took a dislike to Chip, it seems, and her escapade was its outcome." "Wal, ye've got to hev charity for 'em," replied Uncle Jud, with a broad smile. "Never havih' suffered the joys 'n' sorrows o' love, they look at it sorter criss-cross, an' mebber this 'un did. Old maids are a good deal like cider--nat'rally turn to vinegar. What wimmin need more'n all the rest is be- in' loved, 'n' if they don't get it, they sour up in time an' ain't no comfort to themselves nor nobody else. Then ag'in, not havin' no man nor no babies to look arter, they take to coddlin' cats 'n' dogs *n' parrots, Which ain't nat'ral. "I think," continued Uncle Jud, "now that we've turned another fur­ row, you'd best stop a day or two with us, 'n' sorter git 'quainted. We'll be mighty gl£d to hev ye, me an' Mandy, an' then ag'in thar's a lot o good trout holes up the brook. We hev plenty to eat, 'n' mebbe a few days here in Peaceful Valley'll sorter reconcile ye to leavin' the gal with us." And noth­ ing loath, Martin accepted. Aunt Mandy and Chip now bestirred themselves as never before. The dressmaker was left to her own re­ sources, Martin and Uncle Jud rigged fishpoles and started for the brook. CHAPTER XXVIII. • Sad news arrived in Peaceful Valley a week later, for Captain Bemis had passed on, Aunt Abby was in lonely sorrow, and wrote for Chip to come at once. Her fate was now linked with these people. Aunt Abby had been kind and helpful, and Chip, more than glad to return a little of the obligation, har­ ried to Christmas Cove. It was a solemn and silent house she now entered. Aunt Abby, despite the fact that it was not a.love match, mourned her departed companion. The mill's pertinent silence added gloom, and Chip's smiling face and affection­ ate interest was more than welcome to Aunt Abby. And now that concealment was no longer needed, Chip hastened to tell her story in full. How utterly Aunt Abby was aston­ ished, how breathlessly she listened to Chip's recital, and how, when the cli­ max came and Chip assured her that good Old Cy Walker was still alive, Aunt Abby collapsed entirely, sobbing and thanking God all at once, is but a sidelight on this tale. "I couldn't tell you before," Chip as­ sured her, while her own tears still flowed. "I was so ashamed and guilty all in one, I couldn't bear to. I never did so mean a thing in all my life, and never will again. But when Uncle Jud told me what you didn't, and how much he cared for me, and how you once cared for Uncle Cy, I went all to pieces and told the whole story and sent word to Uncle Cy that day. I Wl I' Chip, with Pail in Hand, Hurried Away to the Fields. Chip, with pail in hand, hurried away to the fields, and when tea-time ar­ rived, the big platter of crisp fried trout, saucers filled with luscious blackberries, and ample shortcake of the same with cream that poured in clots, assured Martin that these peo­ ple did indeed have plenty to eat. "How did this come to be named Peaceful Vaiiey?" he Queried, when they had gathered around the table. "It's very appropriate." "Wal," answered Uncle Jud, "we got it from a feller that come up here paintin' picturs one summer, an'," chuckling, " 'twas all we got for a month's board, at that. He was a short o' skimpy critter, with long hair, kinder pale, and chawed tobacco stid- dy. He 'lowed his name was Grahame, that he was in the show business 'n' gittin' backgrounds, as he called 'em, fer show picturs. He roved up 'n' down the brook, puttin* rocks 'n' trees 'n' waterfalls on paper, alius gittin' 'round reg'lar 'bout meal time--must 'a' gained 20 pounds while here. An' then one mornin' be was missin', 'n' so was Aunt Mandy's gold thimble 'n' all her silver spoons. She'd sorter took to him, too, he was that palaver- in' in his way." There now ensued a series of ques­ tions from Uncle Jud in regard to Old Cy--how long Martin had known him, and all that pertained to his history. It was gladly recited by Martin, to­ gether with all the strange happen­ ings in the wilderness, the finding of Chip, the half-breed's pursuit and ab­ duction of her, and much else that has been told. It was almost midnight ere Martin was shown to the best front chamber, and even then he lay awake an hour, listening to the steady prat­ tle of a near-by brook and thinking ot all that had happened. A tone of regret crept into his voice, however, when, after thanking Uncle Jud and Aunt Mandy, and bidding them good-by, he addressed Chip. 1 wish 1 could take you back with me," he said; "your return would be such a blessing to Aunt Comfort and my wife. You may not believe it, but yon are dear to them f rout la- feel so guilty now, and so mean, I don't see how you can forgive me*" But Aunt Abby's forgiveness was not slow In coming. The past ten days of sorrow had left her heart very ten­ der. In spite of being "book-lamed," she was very humane. Chip's sad life and misfortunes appealed to her, as they had to Uncle Jud, and true Chris­ tian woman that she was, her heart opened to Chip. "I hope we shall never be parted while I live," she said, as the tears came again. "I have no children, and no one to live for but my sister. I am so wonted to Christmas Cove, I could not feel at home anywhere else. If Uncle Jud will consent, I will adopt you legily, and when I am laid away all I have shall be yours." And? so Chip McGuire, waif of the wilderness, child of an outlaw, once sold to a human brute, yet fighting her way upward and onward to a bet­ ter life, despite every drawback, now found a home and mother. No light of education had illumined her pathway, no Christian teaching and no home example, only the Inborn and God-given impulse of purity, self- respect and gratitude; and yet, like a bud forcing its way up out of a muck heap, and into the sunshine, so Chip emerged to win respect and love. But all he? history is not told yet She still lacked even a common edu­ cation. There was still an old man seeking to find her, who was yet wan­ dering afar. A homeless, almost friendless old man was he, whose life had gone amiss, and whose sole ambi­ tion was to do for her and find content in her happiness. A wanderer and re­ cluse for many years, he was stiH more so now, and out of place as well among the busy haunts of men. More than that, he was an object of curios­ ity to all grown people and the- jest of the young, as he tramped up and down the land in search of Chip. And what a pitiful quest it was-^ this asking the same question thou­ sands of times, this lingering in towns to watch mill operatives file out, this peering into stores and marts, to go on again, and repeat it for months and months. There was still another link in this chain--a boy, so far as experience goes, who was only deterred from un­ wise haste by a cool-headed man. "You had better not go to Chip now," Martin said to him on his return from Peaceful Vallely. "She i« an odd child of nature, and you won't lose by waiting. My advice to you is to for­ get her for the present, find! some profitable occupation, and then, when you have made a little advancement in life, fto and woo her if you can. To try it now is foolish." It was cold comfort for Ray. One of Chip's first acts of emancipa­ tion was to write to Aunt Comfort and Angle, assuring both of her love and best wishes, and thanking them for all they had done. Both letters were cramped in chirography, but correct in spelling, and in Angle's was a note for Martip, asking that he draw $100 of her money and send it to her, and as much more to pay some one to follow Old Cy. The latter request Martin ig­ nored, however, for he had already set the machinery of newspaperdom at work, and an advertisement for infor­ mation of that wanderer was flying far and wide. Of the money sent her. Chip made odd and quite characteristic uses, only one of which needs mention--the pur­ chase of a banjo. Had Ray known this, and that the tender memory it invoked was the reason for this- in­ vestment, he would have had less cause for grief. But Ray did not, which was all the better for him. CHAPTER XXIX. Life, always colorless at Christmas Cove, except in midsummer, now be­ came changed for Aunt Abby. For all the years since her one girlish ro­ mance li&d eiided, she had been a pa tient helpmate to a man she merely respected. Religion had been her chief solace. The annual visit to her sis­ ter's gave the only relief to this mo­ tionless life, monotonous as the tides sweeping in and out of the cove; but now a counter-current slowly flowed into it. Chip, of course, with her winsome eyes and grateful ways, was its main­ spring, and so checkered had been her career and so humiliating all her paBt experiences, that now, escaped from dependence and feeling herself a val­ ued companion, she tasted a new and joyous life. So true was tliis, that hard lessons at school, tjie regularity of church-going, and the unvarying tenor of it all seemed less by com­ parison. Another undercurrent, aside from Chip's devotion, also swept Into Aunt Abby's feelings,--the strange emotions following the knowledge that her for­ mer lover was still alive. For many years she had waited and hoped for this sailor boy's return; then her heart had grown silent, as hope slowly ebbed, and then, almost frtrgetfulness --but not quite, however, for the long, lily-dotted mill-pond just above had now and then been visited by them. A certain curiously grown oak which was secluded near its upper end was once a trystlng-place, and even the old mill with its splashing wheel held memories. And now after 40 years, during which she had become gray-haired and slightly wrinkled, all these memories returned like ghosts of long ago. No word or hint of them fell from her lips, not even to Chip, who was now near­ est to her; and yet had that girl been a mind-reader, she would have seen that Aunt Abby's persistent Interest in all she had to tell about Old Cy meant something. Where he was now, how soon he would learn that his brother was still alive after all these years, was the one most pertinent subject oft discussed. How Chip felt toward him, not alone for the heritage he had secured for her, but for other and more valued heart interests, need not be specified. He had seemed almost a father to her at the lake. He was the first of her new-found friends whose feelings had warmed toward her, and Chip was now mature enough to value these bless­ ings at their true worth. A certain mutual expectancy now entered the lives of Chip and Aunt Abby. Nothing could be done, how­ ever. Old Cy had gone out into the wide, wide world, as it were, searching for the little girl he loved. No man­ ner of reaching him seemed possible; and yet, some day, he must learn what would bring him to them as fast as steam could fetch him. "I know that he loved me as his own child there at the lake," Chip said once in an exultant tone. "His going after me proves it; and once he hears where I am, he will hurry here, ^ know." (TO BE CONTINUED^ Finback WhaJes Tag a Graft School of Leviathans Flounders Many Miles Behind a Steamer. New York.--The Atlas liner Vir­ ginia, which has arrived In port from the West Indies, had an odd experi­ ence with whales on her way up the coast, according to Capt. Felix Zack and the passengers. Jogging along through a moderate swell, the Virginia came across a school of 26 whales 30 miles off the Capes of the Delaware. First the school was sighted not more than a mile away, and as the steam­ ship passed they turned and followed ia her wake. They were finbacks and ranged In length from 80 feet, the ap> parent size of the leader, to 40 feet, the length of the smaller members in the rear guard. , The whales followed the Virginia from 11 o'clock Monday morning unti! four a. m. Tuesday, when the steamer was oft Sandy Hook. Then the mam- mai headed east along the Long island coast King Birred from House Debates. The king of England labors nndet one curious disability. He may not listen to a debate in the house of com­ mons. Admission to the legislative chamber, which is open to hiB lowli­ est subject, is denied to the Our Springfield Letter Special Correspondent Writes of Things of Interest at the State Capital. Springfield.--Directors of the farm­ ers' institute in the Twenty-first con­ gressional district selected November 11, 12 and 13 as dates for the next meeting of the Sangamon County Farmers' institute, which will be held in this city. Other dates arranged were as follows: Macoupin county, Bunker Hill, November 12, 13 and 14; Christian county,, Edinburg, October 14, 15 and 18; Montgomery county, Witt, October 28, 29 and 30 The ex­ hibit feature of the meeting is to oc­ cupy a considerable part of the plans already fojrmed by the executive com­ mittee. Premiums for farm products will be liberal, but according to the workers are not offered so much with the intention of making an elaborate display of grain and vegetables as to impress upon persons attending the institute the results obtained from scientific farming. Venner Files Appeal Charles H. Venner, a stock broker, well known In this city for his at- Warren Wagoner Is Pardoned. Warren Wagoner, sentenced to the penitentiary for life from the William­ son county circuit court February, 1894, for wife murder, has been grant­ ed a pardon by Gov. Deneen on recom­ mendation of the state board of par­ dons. The man was released from the penitentiary. Extenuating circum­ stances surrounding the crime are the reasons for commutation of Wagoner's sentence. It seems that he had gone to Missouri for the purpose of seeking employment While away he found that his wife had been untrue to him. Numerous attempts to have her return home proved vain. Wagoner finally consented to allow her a divorce, but she was to deed him certadn property which had been given her by him. NEWS OF ILLINOIS HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM ALL OVER THE STATS, , r, ., • J-/'- CRASH FATAL TO ttVE Mourners' Carriage Hit by EleetH# Car, Causing Death of Occupant*-* Accident Occurs at Mayweed • Bodies Thrown Far. Tour Resumed by Deneen. Gov. Deneen resumed his speech- making campaign for renomination, spending the entire week traveling over the state and presenting his cause to the people at public meet- REVISED FIGURES ON ILLINOIS LOCAL OPTION VOTE s $ i Adams tAlexander Bond Boone Brown Bureau •Calhoun .... Carroll •Cass Champaign Christian ... Clark Clay Clinton Coles Cook Crawford .. Cumberland DeKalb .... Do Witt .... 1 i o u k I S S . . . Dupage -- Kdgar ...... •Edwards Effingham Fayette Ford Franklin ... Fulton Gallatin .... Ofwne ..... Grundy Hamilton .. Hancock .... •Hardin Henderson . Henry I roquola Jackson .... J asper Jefferson .. Jersey Jo Daviess '.Johnson ... Kankakee < = = 5" £ w 19 4 's '2 3 . . . 4 . . . 12 1 3 t 2 . . . 4 1 6 1 7 1 5 ... 6 . . . 2 2 « . . . 12 30 4 1 4 . . . 9 3 4 . . . ? : . . 2 4 8 . . . 5 . . . 2 2 2 . . . 8 2 1.500 618 431 724 736 148 480 4 21 7 7 5 10 12 11 1,200 52 973 18 1,000 4 800 '» 2.660 54 . . . - 9 0 0 . . . 1 , 0 0 0 29 500 M 1,000 1,009 2 20 IA 13 8,000 673 IB 2,666 1 1,029 88 600 22 1.200 11 1,600 1,200 1,000 177 43 700 760 "466 1,600 600 197 "«37 tacks on corporate interests, filed an appeal in the supreme court from the decision of Judge Ball of the Cook county superior court in the case of Venner vs. the Chicago City Railway company and J. P. Morgan. Venner attacks the ordinance under which tho company Is operating. As a stock­ holder, he avers the company had no authority to accept the ordinance passed February 11, 1907, by the Chi­ cago city council. Judge Ball dis­ missed the suit for want of equity. Venner asks that a receiver be ap­ pointed for the corporation. 8prlngfleld Fair Is Held. With formal exercises, the first in dustrlal exposition in the history of Springfield was thrown open to the public in the state arsenal building. Never before in the capital city has there been gathered together such an array of Interesting and educational exhibits aB those that crowded the floor of the big building. In the "Made-in-Springfleld" fair, the won­ derful expansion and growth of "Greater Springfield" was typified fully. Thousands of residents who visited the arsenal building were as­ tonished at the magnitude and variety of the manufacturing interests of the city. Exhibits at the great state fair of past years cannot compare with those by which the great state arsenal was transformed into a bower of beauty. Herman Blllek Must Hang. Unless Gov. Deneen or the state board of pardons intervenes, Herman Billek will hang in Chicago April 24. The supreme court the other day de­ nied Billek's petition for a rehearing. The condemned man is a Bohemian fortune teller, who is accused of hav­ ing caused the death of several mem­ bers of a Chicago family named Vzral, who perished one by one of poison. Asks Use of Fair Grounds. Permission to use the dome build­ ing at the fair grounds to put the fin­ ishing touches on a mammoth war balloon ordered, by the German gov­ ernment has been asked of the Illinois state board of agriculture by G. L. Bumbaugh, a St. Louis manufacturer of balloons and airships. St. Louis does not contain any building that is big enough to hold this mammoth traveler of the air, and after searching far and wide Mr. Bumbaugh found Just the place he wanted in the big dome at the state fair grounds. Road Pays $583,27a Benefits. The nineteenth annual report of the relief department of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad com­ pany shows that the benefits paid dur­ ing the year amounted to $583,278. From June 1, 1889, to December 31 last there was a total of $5,836,760.24 paid in benefits out of an income of $6,420,530.26. The department re­ ceived from the company during this period $1,170,773.64 for expenses inci­ dent to its establishment, operation and maintenance. During 1907 the total ra'e per 1,000 was 8.8. 89 272 2,236 400 *600 600 600 200 1,213 •Voted In November. fNo vote taken. ings. His first speech was made at Vandalia and the week's tour ended at Monmouth. The Itinerary was as fol­ lows: Monday--Afternoon meeting at* Van dalia; night meeting at Greenville. Tuesday--Afternoon meeting at Jersey ville; night meeting at Carrollton. Wednesday--Morning meeting at Win­ chester; night meeting at Beardstown. Thursday--Morning meeting at Mount Sterling; night meeting at Carthage. Friday--Afternoon meeting at Strong- hurst; night meeting at Monmouth. There's Still Balm In Gilead. It has been discovered that a smail portion of the town of Westvllle, nomi­ nally situated in Georgetown town­ ship, which voted "dry" in the local option election, is really in Danville township, which went wet." The 36 saloons of Westvllle are preparing to move into the "wet" district on May 7, the time set by law for them to close down in Georgetown township. In this way a "dry" town will be as "wet" as it was before the election which made it "dry." Mail Men Are to Meet. Mr. Finnan of Bloomington, secre­ tary of the Illinois State Association of Letter Carriers, has issued the call for the annual state convention to be held in Danville, Monday, June 1. Copies of the call were received by the local association. The coming conven­ tion will be the tenth in the history of the state association. Several of the national officers are expected to attend. 300,000 Idle in State. With 300,000 men out of work, Illi­ nois ranks third among states in which great armies of unemployed are fighting for existence, according to Samuel A. Stodel, chairman of a meet­ ing of representatives of the Indus­ trial Workers of the World. To Test Locai Option Law. A leader among the state's liquor dealers, in expressing himself on the result of the election, said: "It was not as bad as we expected. We lost in Decatur, probably owing to the Billy Sunday revivals, and if the election would have been held later we would have overcome that. The liquor men and brewers of the state will meet in a few weeks and form a etate or­ ganization for mutual protection. One of the first acts of such organization will be to test the constitutionality of the local option law in this state." Will Reform Liquor Traffic. Reform in the liquor traffic of the city of Springfield is to be put into effect by Mayor Reece. The ipayor de­ clared hfs determination to place re­ strictions upon saloons that will regu­ late this class or character of busi­ ness throughout the city. This posi­ tive statement came from the mayor a short time prior to his departure fo'r Chicago, where he attended a meeting of Illinois mayors. Upon his return to the city his plan, as to the regula­ tion of the liquor traffic, wanned a definite form. Maywood.--Four women, mourner* at a funeral in Oak Ridge cemetery, Maywood, were ground to death When the carriage in which they sat was struck by the Aurora, Elgin ft Chi­ cago railroad's afternoon flyer, speed­ ing at 60 miles an hour. A fifth fatal­ ity was added when the driver of the carriage, who was injured in the col­ lision, died. The disaster occurred On a grade crossing in Maywood, near the scene of former tragedies of a like nature on the "third rail" electric line. The carriage was the fifth of a string of six making up the fbrtege. The bodies of the women were mangled so that it was impossible' at. first to tell how many had been killed. Frag­ ments of Hmbs and clothes were strewn along the track for a distant* of 500 feet or more. BRAVE SHERIFF'S DAUGHTER. Kendall ... 5 2 2 428 • • • • • Knox . . . 8 30 2,651 • •••• 4 5 3 315 L<a Salle ... 5 7 19 550 Lawrence ... 5 400 Lee ... 9 "4 31 1,300 Livingston ... ... 9 7 26 800 ..... Logan ... 5 2 1 6 1,000 Macon ... 8 67 2.800 Macoupin -... ... 8 "2 2 2 144 Madison 9 5,000 Marion ... * 1 "is 1,650 Marshall ... 3 4 10 400 Mason ... 4 3 9 350 ..... •Massac ..... ... 1 17 783 McDonough .. ... 6 "i 1.000 ..... Mc Henry .... ... 6 3 "is 200 McLean .... 4 1 14 2,221 ..... •Menard ... 4 1 4 141 Mercer ... 10 13 1.220 Monroe ..... Montgomery . i3 "i "47 1,400 •Morgan . . . . 7 1 32 2,063 Moultrie . . . . 2 1,000 0<?le 9 "2 "34 506 Peoria . . . . 3 3 3 *400 •Perry 2 2 25 *206 Piatt . . . . 4 6 700 Pike .... X 2 1 800 •Pope . . . . 2 \ 4 327 •Pulaski .... 5 1 25 520 Putnam .... 2 2 "ioo •Randolph ... ..*. 7 "5 472 Richland . . . . 3 13 1.200 Rock Island 3 " 2 4 Saline .... 5 18 2,230 Sangamon ... .... 10 "2 46 3,500 Schuyler .... 4 600 •Scott .......4 ...^ 6 "i "6 182 Shelby ...^ 12 13 1,500 Stark .... 1 "i 2 460 "766 St. Clair <... 1 4 4 "766 Stephenson .. .... « t "io "276 .... Tazewell 8 * "io 400 •T'nlon .... < «•« 10 1,060 Vermilion .... .... 1 33 2,500 •Wabash .... 2 600 Warren .... 6 "i 936 Washington .. . . . . S 3 600 Wayne ....... .... 7 ... "i 1.000 White .... 6 1 1 2,343 ••••/ Whiteside .... .... 6 "3 6 754 Will .... 7 5 21 . 2,004 "soo •Williamson .. .... 8 57 . 2,004 ..... Winnebago ... .... IS 56 » 88? Woodford .... .... 4 *4 9 100 "H\L Total ....531 m £5e 81.696 18,211 Murphysboro Girl Prevents Escape ef Prisoners from Jail. Murphysboro.--Miss Zera Hanson, 17 years old, interrupted a Jail deliv- i ery during a storm. She was awak­ ened by the storm and, glancing out . of the window, was surprised to see prisoners climbing dawn past her win­ dow as they escaped from jail. Brave­ ly she seized the feet of a man and . held on while she screamed to her pa­ rents. Her mother went to her assist- ^ ance and held the prisoner while Sher- % Iff Hanson rushed into the cell room * and prevented seven prisoners from f leaving. Six prisoners had effected their escape through a window from £1; which a bar had been pried. Four of the fugitives are, negroes. Carbondale.--John Bowman (white), ^ one of the prisoners who escaped from ; the Murphysboro jail, was captured 1 here. FUIP OF COIN MAKES A MAYOR. Tie Vote at Oneida Overcome ntf In­ cumbent Lose*. Oneida.--The election for mayor here resulted in a tie and was decided ; by the flip of a coin. The candidates were W. T. Glenn and A. G. Miller.: The former has held the mayor's office for several terms. When the vote® were counted each had 85. There was a recanvasd, and no -change having been found a dollar was tossed up and Miller won. 8unday a Factor at Bloomlimton. Bloomington. -- Street demonstr* ?! tions, the feature of which was a pa­ rade by the women and children of the city wound up the campaign. against saloons in Bloomington. The recent visit of Rev. W. A. Sunday and the large number of converts made at his meetings, it is believed, was a fac- , tor in the contest at the polls. . n Bereaved Or#' 1 Brown, clerk Mrs. Robert C. Brown Springfield.--Robert C. of the United States district court, was called to St. Louis by the death of Rev. Henry Gardner, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Collins- ville, III. Decedent was the husband of a sister of Mrs. Brown. The funeral was held in Sparta, 111. Diacuss Protection of Game. Barrington.--A meeting of the denta in the •vicinity of Barrington. who are interested in the protecting of game along the Fox river, was held at the city hall in that town. State Game Warden Clark of Chicago ex­ plained the law for protection of i Coal Operators Pay FinA Springfield.--Operators of a number of coal mines In Springfield and vi­ cinity pleaded guilty in Justice Early's court to a violation of the state mining law and were fined. The violation con­ sisted in not preparing and filing a map of the underground working* Whips Tree; Loses Eye. Jacksonville.--William Daniels, Um nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mr*. B. A. Daniels, residing near this city, was lashing a tree with a buggy whip when the whip broke, a portion flying and cutting one of his eyes so badly that the sight was destroyed. Man Jailed for Aseault Springfield.--Ina Boston makes plaint that Charles Bash broke a slungshot over her head and shoulders. Baeh was arrested and placed in jail. Starts After Voters; Fatally Hurt. Carmi.--Arthur Funkhouser of Mill Shoals was fatally kicked by a horse. He was hitching a team of horses to a carriage to haul voters to the polls. Bridal Party Poisoned. Danville.--Following the wedding of Miss Ruby Jewell and John Wallace the bride and bridegroom, the pa­ rents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jewell and a dozen guests were poi­ soned at the wedding supper bar mtimg ice cream. May Double Saloon License. Bloomington.--A resolution adopted by the city council to prepare an ordinance increasing saloon licenses from $600 to $1,200. There are now 80 saloons in this city. Homeopaths Elect Officer*. Rockford.--The Northwestern Home­ opathic Medical society elected these officers: President. F. K. Hill, Rock- ford; vice-president. A. S. Atchison, Rockford; secretary, C. A. Walker, RoekfoFd; treasurer, 8. E HHHar& Warren, III. ?vJ Glast in Candy; Child Dead. Paris.--The two-year-old child at Earl Fr nklin swallowed a piece glass wl ch was In the "sweepings" of candy the father cot at a candy fac­ tory, and died.